The story is a simple scenario involving a gender neutral child who is inappropriately touched by an uncle’s friend. The powerful message really comes through when the youngster tells on the offender and the parents praise the child’s bravery.  The last page shows a proud, smiling child doing a “strong arm” pose.  The text assures them that it wasn’t their fault and by speaking out the child will continue to grow big and strong.  It is a compelling and uplifting message.

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http://www.mybodybelongstome.com/

Cyberbullying simply refers to the act of bullying online. This type of bullying can consist of any of the following actions committed by an individual or group to another individual or group:

• Threats of violence
• Hate speech
• Harassment
• Peer pressure
• Bribery
• Psychological abuse
• Extortion

Further, these offenses are often committed by people impersonating someone else, anonymously, or under the guise of a group, making accountability and preventability difficult.

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http://www.safetyweb.com/cyberbully

We provide a service parents hope they will never need.

Our group search for missing children online. We work with parents, grandparents and friends to help find their missing or exploited children. Dealing with missing child cases of stranger abduction, suspected online grooming, non parental child abduction, runaways, throwaways and long term missing children sometimes known as Cold Cases.

There are sadly thousands of children worldwide who are exploited or go missing each year.  In many missing cases, keeping a high profile is very important to help generate new leads and perhaps uncover the key to find a missing child.

For parents of a missing or abducted child its perhaps the worst nightmare anyone can endure they need our support and a rapid response. We are here to raise awareness for missing children by using the latest online technologies to get alerts out fast.

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http://www.helpfindmychild.net/

‘One With Courage’ campaign against child sex abuse kicks off in Plano

The fight against child sexual abuse took another step forward with today’s launch of the “One With Courage” campaign.

Officials from the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas and state Sen. Florence Shapiro kicked off the statewide initiative this morning in Plano.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/plano/stories/081110dnmetonewithcourage.3cfcfdb9.html

One common misconception is that children cannot have depression. Just like adults can have depression, children and teenagers also suffer with depression. A child who is a victim of child sexual abuse may be prone to depression. No child is prepared to deal with sexual abuse and this can take its emotional toll on the child, which may exhibit in the form of a mental illness like depression.

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http://www.journalstandard.com/opinions/columnists/x1869745778/Parenting-tips-Victims-of-sexual-abuse-and-depression

Each year, approximately 780,000 children in the US are caught up in the court and child welfare maze because they are unable to live safely at home.  Imagine what it would be like to lose your parents, not because of something you did, but because they can’t—or won’t—take care of you. Now, into these children’s lives come dozens of strangers: police, foster parents, therapists, social workers, judges, lawyers, and more.  Hopefully, one of these strangers is a CASA volunteer.

CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children, to make sure they don’t get lost in the overburdened legal and social service system or languish in an inappropriate group or foster home.  They stay with each case until it is closed and the child is placed in a safe, permanent home. For many abused children, their CASA volunteer will be the one constant adult presence—the one adult who cares only for them.

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http://www.casaforchildren.org

Police have played down fears that allowing parents to check if someone with access to their children is a sex offender may cause vigilante attacks.

The scheme known as “Sarah’s Law” was proposed after the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne 10 years ago.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10827669

Dr. Olga Rosa’s job can make her heart ache with anguish or burst with joy — often on the same day, sometimes simultaneously.

The coordinator of South Carolina’s statewide forensic pediatrics program, Rosa diagnoses hard-to-recognize child abuse and trains others on the intricacies of detecting abuse. She’s one of 180 nationwide in the first class of physicians certified in child abuse pediatrics, a subspecialty recently approved by the American Board of Pediatrics.

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http://www.thestate.com/2010/08/01/1398489/doctor-targets-child-abuse.html#ixzz0vMjlINxG

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WASHINGTON — Portable baby recliners that are supposed to help fussy babies sleep better are being recalled after the death of an infant. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Monday of 30,000 Nap Nanny recliners made by Baby Matters LLC of Berwyn, Pa.

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-baby-recliner-recall,0,4760325.story

(CBS) Spanking certainly smarts – but could it cause a heart attack?

That’s what a provocative new study from Canada seems to suggest. It linked childhood physical abuse with a significantly higher risk for heart disease in adulthood.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20011496-10391704.html

Everyone can take steps for prevention. Check out our prevention tip sheets to find what you can do. Learn about steps you can take for whether it’s keeping your family safe, finding a safe school or camp for your kids, safety on the internet and more.

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http://www.stopitnow.com/prevention_tools

Law keeps pervs from jobs with kids

The New York State Senate recently unanimously passed a bill that aims to protect children by making sure sex offenders are not hired for jobs where they would spend “significant” time with children. This bill, known as the Sex Offender Employment Act, will apply to those found guilty of child abuse and those on the New York State Sex Offender Registry or Statewide Central Registry of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

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http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2010/07/21/news/top_stories/doc4c476f77eda61955832420.txt

Avoiding Child Abuse in Times of Stress

There are several risk factors that precipitate an abusive situation – so be aware and be smart about your limitations as a human and do what you can to avoid setting yourself up for failure. In this case – abusive behavior towards your children.

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http://adoption.about.com/od/parenting/a/avoidabuse.htm

The “malicious” use of pharmaceuticals on children is an under-recognized form of child abuse, according to a study released Thursday.

New research that analyzes information from the U.S. National Poison Centre Data System from the past decade shows a small but steady number of children, median age two, who were found to have been exposed to at least one sedating agent, including street drugs, antipsychotics, cough medicines, and ethanol.